House on busy road?

jonewer

We bought on a busy-ish road (its a rat run) after swearing we wouldnt ever do such a thing.

Only the location is otherwise really good, including being opposite woodlands and having stunnings views over the weald and downs.

For us, the location was good enough to more than counter-balance the road. And tbh, the only irritating thing about the road is trying to reverse out into it from the driveway.

cattie

The house I sold last year was on a busy road & yes it does affect you when you come to sell as a lot of viewers, especially those with young children or pets just don't fancy the thought of living on a busy road, even if you're set quite a bit back from the road as my house was.

Usually the same kind of house on a side street will achieve a higher selling price than one on a busy or main road.

A good school within the catchment area of the house is a big bonus & adds to the desirability of a house.

Trazy

I recently moved out of a house that was on a busy main road and would not live in one again.


The constant background noise drove me nuts, the windows, doors and everything outside were always covered in grime no matter how often they were cleaned.

movilogo

Asked here before.
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/1559239

ConfusedofYorkshire

Yes the house might sell on for less than the same on one a side street, but presumably the op would be buying it tor less than the same comparables now!

spingirl

We are currently awaiting a response to an offer we made today on a 3 bed Victorian house in a large village location, the house has been bodged over the years but would be a beautiful family home once original features etc have been restored. However the house is along side parallel with the main road through the village, there is constant traffic including heavy vehicles but this does not necessarily bother us too much & we have children & a dog. The asking price is in relation to work which needs to be done & the situation if the property. We would replace the windows with triple glazed so reduce noise inside & as for the garden, we are not too worried about noise out there as will be making plenty noise ourself!
There are 2 local primary schools within walking distance & that is a bonus to us.

Just wanted to explain our reasoning so you can see that people will not necessarily be put off a property just because it is on a busy road, as long as this is reflected in the price.

ic

To echo comments above - you're interested, and you'll pay a price you think is right. When you come to sell, somebody else will be interested, and they'll pay a price that is right. Chances are they'll think the same and ask the same question.

Fraise

DKLS wrote: »

The busy road noise can be easily fixed, but I would be massively put off by a primary school nearby, but that could be really attractive to people who have/want children.


There was a house posted on here recently that looked out onto a kids playground, which again could be ideal but would put me off viewing.

How can the busy road be fixed? You can't move the road elsewhere.

Amba_Gambla

Remember, people want to move into the catchment of GOOD schools. Living near A school doesn't guarantee interest in a house now, or in the future.

Fraise

Amba_Gambla wrote: »

Remember, people want to move into the catchment of GOOD schools. Living near A school doesn't guarantee interest in a house now, or in the future.

What has that to do with living on a main road?

I know young families want to live near to good schools, but you don't need to live on a main road....there's hundreds of quiet streets in the catchment areas